Adobe Stock
Adobe Stock
In 2021, 161 farmers in cities within Elbert County received a total of $1.2 million in 289 farm subsidies, a 41.1% decrease compared to 2020, when the total was $2.1 million in 394 farm subsidies.
Though farm subsidies support agriculture in the U.S., pumping $7 trillion into the economy, they are not without controversy.
The American Action Forum discovered that the most highly subsidized crops - corn, soy, wheat, and rice - are often consumed in highly processed ways, which leads to unhealthy eating habits and obesity, while the fruits and vegetables needed for a healthy diet are rarely subsidized.
"We are consuming more calories, fats, sodium, and sugars, and not enough beneficial nutrients and vitamins," Tara O'Neill Hayes wrote. "It is critical that both policymakers and the American public understand the influence that federal agricultural subsidies have on our food supply and diet and, in turn, our nutrition and health."
Farm subsidies have also been criticized for assisting the highest-earning agricultural businesses, not local farmers on their family farms who are barely getting by.
Kimberly Amadeo of The Balance said farmer subsidies "help high-income corporations, not poor rural farmers. Most of the money goes toward large agribusinesses."
The U.S. has provided farm subsidies since the Great Depression to assist farmers who weather price fluctuations and disasters, to help maintain consistent farming across the country.
Farmers and Their Subsidies in Cities Associated with Elbert County, Year Over Year
| Farmer | Total Received in 2020 | Total Received in 2021 | % Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Glenn Benjamin | $87,936 | $129,428 | 47.2% |
| Ricky L. Gordon | $132,497 | $89,956 | -32.1% |
| Pete Pyatt | $129,665 | $83,675 | -35.5% |
| Cevey Cole Pennington | $119,279 | $63,201 | -47% |
| Carnahan Ranches, Inc. | $59,143 | $60,321 | 2% |
| Henry Smith IV | $45,166 | $43,412 | -3.9% |
| Lee Benjamin | $9,834 | $40,007 | 306.8% |
| Buddy R. Johnson | $83,801 | $33,926 | -59.5% |
| Amanda May Smith | $38,277 | $30,201 | -21.1% |
| C & C Livestock, LLC | $32,629 | $29,570 | -9.4% |
| Don A. Bailey | $36,856 | $26,353 | -28.5% |
| Rodney S. Richardson | $47,860 | $23,627 | -50.6% |
| Justin Jackson | $62,721 | $23,541 | -62.5% |
| Houts Cattle Company, LLC | $45,188 | $22,033 | -51.2% |
| James Lee Faughnan | $54,682 | $21,959 | -59.8% |
| Larry Paul Anderson | $53,614 | $16,539 | -69.2% |
| Danny Paul Ardrey Est Tr | $28,977 | $16,493 | -43.1% |
| Marian Nall | $17,368 | $14,889 | -14.3% |
| Elda Stavely Estate | $0 | $14,765 | -- |
| Ryon James Massey | $22,677 | $14,064 | -38% |
| Gordon Family Legacy, LLC | $18,385 | $11,820 | -35.7% |
| Diamond Zane Bolejack | $0 | $11,546 | -- |
| John N. Welty | $14,710 | $11,488 | -21.9% |
| David - David and Linda Ehmann Living Trustee Ehmann | $64,191 | $11,104 | -82.7% |
| Nicholas Family Farms, LLC | $11,075 | $11,075 | 0% |
| B & D Land Company 600, LLC | $17,347 | $10,238 | -41% |
| Johnson-Boyd Investments, LLC | $29,369 | $9,798 | -66.6% |
| Moore Farms LLLP, Ltd. | $16,614 | $9,553 | -42.5% |
| Danny Gresham | $10,272 | $9,161 | -10.8% |
| John M. Pekarek | $22,965 | $9,101 | -60.4% |
| Olkjer Land & Cattle | $51,227 | $9,100 | -82.2% |
| Morris D Ververs | $4,257 | $8,828 | 107.4% |
| Stefan E Tauger | $10,863 | $8,623 | -20.6% |
| Randy Boone | $14,232 | $8,489 | -40.4% |
| D & L Griffin Farms, LLC | $0 | $8,053 | -- |
| Dwight C. Barnes | $7,372 | $8,025 | 8.9% |
| Bobby Chevarria | $24,806 | $7,913 | -68.1% |
| Gary R. Worrall | $7,852 | $7,852 | 0% |
| Lloyd Busch | $16,815 | $7,814 | -53.5% |
| Perry Helton Jr. | $12,137 | $7,790 | -35.8% |
| Daniel L. Brooks | $7,890 | $7,737 | -1.9% |
| Kevin Taylor | $27,914 | $7,214 | -74.2% |
| Herman Stuke | $6,772 | $7,087 | 4.7% |
| Gary E. Lauer | $8,096 | $7,035 | -13.1% |
| Jason J. Liss | $46,582 | $6,955 | -85.1% |
| Sarah Kay Childress | $5,247 | $6,211 | 18.4% |
| Ted Reeves | $9,034 | $6,141 | -32% |
| Gavilan Ranch, LLC | $9,296 | $5,777 | -37.9% |
| Greg A. Mitchell | $33,710 | $5,758 | -82.9% |
| Kimberly A. Eckhout | $2,103 | $5,680 | 170.1% |
| Claudia Morgan | $20,147 | $5,560 | -72.4% |
| Kenneth Moore - the Moore Family Trust | $6,018 | $5,341 | -11.2% |
| Mike Newton | $16,181 | $5,245 | -67.6% |
| Estate of John N Polivka | $0 | $5,195 | -- |
| Christopher Lawrence Keiser | $13,521 | $5,169 | -61.8% |
| Yuvonne a Squires | $6,639 | $4,990 | -24.8% |
| Edward M. Ehmann | $18,700 | $4,874 | -73.9% |
| Frances E. Cain | $0 | $4,648 | -- |
| Matthias Liebert | $0 | $4,591 | -- |
| David Link | $6,303 | $4,355 | -30.9% |
| CVK Investment Properties, LLC | $0 | $4,299 | -- |
| Timothy S. Meyer | $8,727 | $4,268 | -51.1% |
| Gerald D. Hornbaker | $8,988 | $4,233 | -52.9% |
| Jose Gamboa | $0 | $4,015 | -- |
| Ruth Hendricks | $3,264 | $3,872 | 18.6% |
| Pamela K. Pekarek | $10,481 | $3,707 | -64.6% |
| Kevin Bredeson | $5,207 | $3,678 | -29.4% |
| Tim Sheridan | $5,842 | $3,678 | -37% |
| Kenneth Lawrence Nelson | $0 | $3,606 | -- |
| Tye Amendt | $6,094 | $3,489 | -42.7% |
| Blake C. Foos | $4,434 | $3,479 | -21.5% |
| Merlin H Klaas Estate | $0 | $3,423 | -- |
| Kirby Anne Brincefield | $6,719 | $3,400 | -49.4% |
| Washington County Property Trust | $0 | $3,297 | -- |
| Anthony Boswell | $0 | $3,135 | -- |
| Marc C Taylor Liv Trustee 3/3/10 - Marc C Taylor | $3,018 | $3,018 | 0% |
| Arthur Raun | $12,290 | $2,795 | -77.3% |
| Gregory Hunter | $5,752 | $2,640 | -54.1% |
| Lori Ellefson | $4,202 | $2,560 | -39.1% |
| Golden Prairie 1917, LLC | $3,724 | $2,554 | -31.4% |
| Marilyn Sproch | $924 | $2,552 | 176.2% |
| Marla Schlegel Weber | $4,330 | $2,368 | -45.3% |
| Casey Nall | $2,608 | $2,343 | -10.2% |
| Paula K. Bolejack | $10,439 | $2,140 | -79.5% |
| MLT Ranch, LLC | $0 | $2,069 | -- |
| Derald L. Hendricks | $4,079 | $1,913 | -53.1% |
| Richard A. Skiles | $1,911 | $1,911 | 0% |
| Jay H Stretcher | $7,682 | $1,889 | -75.4% |
| Save the Cowboy | $7,931 | $1,835 | -76.9% |
| Dennis Sproch | $7,744 | $1,832 | -76.3% |
| Sherry Baker | $919 | $1,809 | 96.8% |
| Trained 2 Go Performance Horses | $0 | $1,790 | -- |
| William L. Coyle | $1,314 | $1,770 | 34.7% |
| Mari Ingrid Dvirnak | $4,302 | $1,704 | -60.4% |
| John Francis Michael Hockaday | $13,156 | $1,662 | -87.4% |
| Don Gregoire | $1,657 | $1,657 | 0% |
| Sue Littlefield | $4,510 | $1,612 | -64.3% |
| Tad Eurich | $4,819 | $1,564 | -67.5% |
| Cindy Gordon | $0 | $1,512 | -- |
| Lane Carter | $2,309 | $1,363 | -41% |
| Thomas P and Karen S Chacon Trust | $1,355 | $1,355 | 0% |
| Hunter Roger Ratzlaff | $6,523 | $1,332 | -79.6% |
| T & M Alpacas, LLC | $0 | $1,322 | -- |
| James F. Digby | $3,260 | $1,277 | -60.8% |
| Loren Dewaine Royston | $1,455 | $1,229 | -15.5% |
| Marla D. Kline | $2,202 | $1,203 | -45.4% |
| James Ripple | $0 | $1,160 | -- |
| Roy N. Huff | $0 | $1,130 | -- |
| Ted Hendricks | $2,991 | $1,129 | -62.3% |
| Norman F. Fillmore | $4,462 | $1,077 | -75.9% |
| Brad A. Harr | $3,432 | $997 | -70.9% |
| Julius E. Peterson | $2,079 | $968 | -53.4% |
| Marcia L. Edmonds | $1,230 | $960 | -22% |
| Lazy H Ranch Colorado, LLC | $4,422 | $936 | -78.8% |
| Charolette J. Seeman | $2,233 | $921 | -58.8% |
| Kent S. Garrett | $2,376 | $894 | -62.4% |
| Chad Elliott Tuttle | $4,052 | $839 | -79.3% |
| Lemley Cattle Company, LLC | $3,894 | $820 | -78.9% |
| Alan D. Mason | $2,178 | $800 | -63.3% |
| Neil Neumann | $0 | $791 | -- |
| Larry E. Attebery | $1,976 | $757 | -61.7% |
| Roger R. Trout | $2,184 | $738 | -66.2% |
| Ty F. Weber | $2,772 | $737 | -73.4% |
| Fay D Foos Irrevocable Trust | $580 | $714 | 23.1% |
| Kevin Long | $824 | $712 | -13.6% |
| Florence Pritchard | $2,187 | $706 | -67.7% |
| Randy Maher | $1,522 | $668 | -56.1% |
| Kenneth Sizemore | $1,533 | $666 | -56.6% |
| Patricia Sizemore | $1,533 | $666 | -56.6% |
| The Hicks Family Trust | $1,444 | $647 | -55.2% |
| Dan Carpenter | $3,322 | $637 | -80.8% |
| Ty Barrett | $0 | $612 | -- |
| Diamond P Cattle Ranch, LLC | $1,089 | $586 | -46.2% |
| James White | $731 | $572 | -21.8% |
| The Virginia K Schoenthaler Family Trust | $1,443 | $571 | -60.4% |
| Braydon James Rapp | $4,460 | $568 | -87.3% |
| Lisa Kay Anderson | $955 | $549 | -42.5% |
| Lillian Dreiling Tr | $2,819 | $545 | -80.7% |
| Gregory Raun | $1,188 | $500 | -57.9% |
| Michael Koehn | $723 | $433 | -40.1% |
| Keith E. Ban | $10,216 | $423 | -95.9% |
| Kenneth D. Lewis | $802 | $401 | -50% |
| Ingeborg Stoller | $1,198 | $333 | -72.2% |
| Verana E Nelson | $0 | $330 | -- |
| Daniel E. Schaffer | $722 | $314 | -56.5% |
| Ellen Sieders | $746 | $267 | -64.2% |
| Fiber of Life Farm, LLC | $32,343 | $250 | -99.2% |
| Belinda Bowman | $462 | $239 | -48.3% |
| Chad Smith | $884 | $219 | -75.2% |
| Kelly Kocerha | $0 | $209 | -- |
| Kyle Kocerha | $0 | $209 | -- |
| Raylene F. Owen | $218 | $147 | -32.6% |
| Barbara J. Anderson | $49,042 | $141 | -99.7% |
| Betty Hood | $202 | $136 | -32.7% |
| Julie M. McDermott | $122 | $122 | 0% |
| Larry P Anderson Estate | $0 | $96 | -- |
| AJS Management Limited Liability Company | $251 | $45 | -82.1% |
| Greenland Hemp, LLC | $30 | $40 | 33.3% |
| Adam Adugalski | $79 | $14 | -82.3% |
| John Krupa | $79 | $14 | -82.3% |
| Steve Krupa | $79 | $14 | -82.3% |
| Don Cole | $6,808 | $0 | -100% |
| Elise Beresford | $202 | $0 | -100% |
| Elise Breseford | $79 | $0 | -100% |
| Susan Collins Peach Peach Living Trust | $3,516 | $0 | -100% |
| Avice a Neumann | $2,043 | $0 | -100% |
| Clara Busch Trust | $12,055 | $0 | -100% |
| Fay D Foos Rev Trust | $811 | $0 | -100% |
| Joshua Hernandez | $2,640 | $0 | -100% |
| Michael McKinney | $1,130 | $0 | -100% |
| Neil H Griffin Estate | $6,627 | $0 | -100% |
| Paul R. Pickerill | $1,115 | $0 | -100% |
| Robert Preston | $253 | $0 | -100% |
| Sara A. Starcevich | $6,560 | $0 | -100% |
| Antelope Creek Commons LP | $5,887 | $0 | -100% |
| Deanna White | $33 | $0 | -100% |
| William White | $1,523 | $0 | -100% |
| Deborah Rhoades | $2,156 | $0 | -100% |
| Gary Rector | $1,119 | $0 | -100% |
| Jerry L. Allen | $2,580 | $0 | -100% |
| Steven Seay | $697 | $0 | -100% |
| Total subsidies | $2,112,926 | $1,245,022 | -41.1% |
Alerts Sign-up